2 to 4-letter words with J in Collins Scrabble Words 2024

J is worth 8 points in Scrabble and hard to place. Collins Scrabble Words 2024 has 182 words of 2 to 4 letters with a J, listed here by length.

2-letter words

JA - Yes.
JO - Darling, sweetheart.

3-letter words

AJI - A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions.
GJU
HAJ - Alternative spelling of hajj.
JAB - A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
JAG - A sharp projection.
JAI
JAK - Alternative form of jack (“the tree Mangifera caesia”).
JAM - A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on...
JAP - Japanese; of or pertaining to Japan or its people.
JAR - An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine,...
JAW - One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
JAY - Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family...
JEE - Alternative spelling of gee.
JET - A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an...
JEU
JIB - A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic...
JIG - A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
JIN - Alternative spelling of jinn.
JIZ
JOB - A task.
JOE - A male; a guy; a fellow.
JOG - An energetic trot, slower than a run, often used as a form of exercise.
JOL - A party.
JOR - In Indian music, a formal section of composition in the long elaboration (alap) of a...
JOT - The smallest letter or stroke of any writing; an iota.
JOW - Alternative form of jhow (“a kind of tamarisk”).
JOY - A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition...
JUD - A mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be thrown down by wedges.
JUG - A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically...
JUN - A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of...
JUS - The juices given off as meat is cooked.
JUT - To stick out.
RAJ - Reign; rule.
TAJ - A tall brimless hat, usually conical or curved on top, worn in Muslim countries as a...

4-letter words

AJAR - Slightly turned or opened.
AJEE - Alternative form of agee.
AJIS - plural of aji
BAJU - A traditional Malay jacket worn with a sarong.
BENJ - Archaic form of bhang.
BUJO - A confidence trick in which the victim is falsely diagnosed with a curse or other...
DJIN - Alternative spelling of djinn.
DOJO - A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such...
FUJI - A plain spun silk fabric.
GAJO - Alternative form of gadjo (“non-Roma”).
GJUS
GOJI - A fruit in the genus Lycium, especially in commercial products where it is promoted as...
HADJ - Alternative spelling of hajj.
HAJI - Alternative spelling of hajji.
HAJJ - The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.
JAAP
JABS - plural of jab
JACK - A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
JADE - A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color,...
JAFA - Initialism of just another fucking Aucklander.
JAGA - To keep watch, to watch over.
JAGG - Alternative form of jag (a load of hay or wood)
JAGS - plural of Jag
JAIL - A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in...
JAKE - Synonym of OK: adequate, satisfactory, acceptable.
JAKS - plural of jak
JAMB - Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as...
JAMS - plural of jam
JANE - used as a placeholder name for any woman, especially a young working-class woman
JANN - The father of the jinn preceding humanity.
JAPE - A joke or quip.
JAPS - plural of Jap
JARK - A seal (stamp or impression of a stamp).
JARL - A medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
JARP - The act of knocking one's pace egg (“a coloured hard-boiled egg traditionally made at...
JARS - plural of jar
JASP - Obsolete form of jasper.
JASS - A trick-taking card game popular in Switzerland and neighboring areas of Germany and...
JASY - A woman's hairpiece.
JATO - An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff...
JAUK
JAUP - A splash.
JAVA - A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.
JAWS - plural of jaw
JAXY - Alternative form of jacksy (“backside; buttocks”).
JAYS - plural of jay
JAZY - Alternative form of jasy.
JAZZ - A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the...
JEAN - Denim.
JEAT - Obsolete form of jet.
JEDI - One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with...
JEED - simple past and past participle of jee
JEEL - Alternative form of jheel (“wetland area in India”).
JEEP - A vehicle (of a particular brand) suitable for rough terrain.
JEER - A mocking remark or reflection.
JEES - third-person singular simple present indicative of jee
JEEZ - Alternative spelling of geez.
JEFE - An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff,...
JEFF - A rope.
JEHU - A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
JELL - Synonym of jelly or gel.
JEON - A fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea
JERK - A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
JESS - Pronunciation spelling of just.
JEST - An act performed for amusement; a joke.
JETE - A leap from one foot to the other in which one leg appears to be "thrown" in the...
JETS - plural of jet
JEUX
JIAO - A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.
JIBB - Archaic form of jib.
JIBE - A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
JIBS - plural of jib
JIFF - A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
JIGS - plural of jig
JILL - A young woman; a sweetheart; like the variant spelling Gill it was also associated...
JILT - A woman who readily casts aside her lover.
JIMP - neat; trim; delicate
JINK - A quick evasive turn.
JINN - A human-like spiritual or immaterial being, as opposed to al-ins (people), often...
JINS - plural of jin
JINX - A hex; an evil spell.
JIRD - Any of various agricultural pest rodents of genus Meriones or rodents of certain...
JISM - Spirit or energy.
JIVE - To deceive; to be deceptive.
JIVY - Characteristic of jive music.
JIZZ - The physical and behavioural characteristics of a bird that enable it to be...
JOBE - To harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way.
JOBS - plural of job
JOCK - A common man.
JOCO
JOES - plural of joe
JOEY - The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young...
JOGS - plural of jog
JOHN - A prostitute's client.
JOIN - To connect or combine into one; to put together.
JOKE - An amusing story.
JOKY - in the nature of a joke; jocular
JOLE - Obsolete spelling of jowl.
JOLL - To bump, knock; push.
JOLS - plural of jol
JOLT - To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
JOMO - Alternative spelling of dzomo (“female yak–cow hybrid”).
JONG - A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress.
JOOK - To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
JORS - plural of jor
JOSH - An instance of good-natured banter.
JOSS - A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
JOTA - A traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.
JOTS - plural of jot
JOUK - To evade, to dodge, to duck; also, to swerve.
JOUR - Abbreviation of journeyman, e.g. jour printer.
JOWL - The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.
JOWS - plural of jow
JOYS - plural of joy
JUBA - An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping...
JUBE - A type of gelatine-based confection; its ingredients and consistency vary between...
JUCO - Junior college.
JUDO - A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujitsu.
JUDS - plural of jud
JUDY - Aircrew has radar/visual contact on the correct target, has taken control of the...
JUGA - plural of jugum
JUGS - plural of jug
JUJU - A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
JUKE - A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution.
JUKU - A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.
JUMP - To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such...
JUNK - Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
JUPE - A style of skirt.
JURA
JURE
JURY - A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in...
JUST - Factually right, correct; factual.
JUTE - The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus...
JUTS - plural of jut
JUVE - A child actor.
JYNX - A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill omen (Jynx torquilla).
KOJI - A substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on...
MOJO - A magic spell or hex.
PUJA - A religious ritual performed in South Asia as an act of worship.
RAJA - Alternative spelling of rajah.
ROJI - The garden through which one passes to the chashitsu for the Japanese tea ceremony.
SIJO - A classical Korean poetry form consisting of twelve accentual phrases divided in three...
SJOE - whew; phew; expressing surprise, relief, etc.
SOJA - Dated form of soya.
SOJU - A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.
YAJE - Alternative spelling of yage.

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